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Latest in Fashion, Designers, and the Models Who Help Make it Happen
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Ben Grimes - www.style.com
Former Burberry face Ben Grimes is the latest model to give designing a try.
A former face of Burberry's Brit fragrance, Grimes has partnered with her friend, designer Lily Parker, to create to create a capsule collection LPBG. To be made up of dainty silk dresses and separates, the collection will make its debut at London Fashion Week in September. The duo has also produced cropped jackets and shorts as part of their line.
"We have strived to bring old-school detailing to modern pieces", said Grimes. "There are no full-length dresses in the collection. We wanted the clothes to be more about kicking up your heels and dancing".
Continue reading 'Ex-Burberry Model Tries Hand At Designing'
Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault-babyrazzi.com
The engagement between Salma Hayek PPR CEO Francois-Henri Pinault has been called off.
"We are sad to announce the engagement of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault has been canceled. There will be no further comment," Hayek's rep said in a statement.
The Oscar-nominated actress and the French billionaire, who heads the luxury-brands empire that owns Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, met in Venice May 2006. The relationship has produced a daughter, Valentina Paloma, who was born in September in Los Angeles.
Continue reading 'Salma Hayek’s Engagement To Fashion Mogul Off'
Hussein Chalayan - www.handbag.com
London’s Dover Street Market has added British designer Hussein Chalayan to its already illustrious list of fashion stores.
Located on the retail space's third floor, the unique space has already hosted Chalayan’s launch, in collaboration with British design team Block Architecture, of five worldwide exclusive, special show looks this weekend. Key pieces from his Grains & Steel autumn/winter 2008-9 collection were also on display.
Lindsay Lohan - www.hollywire.com
Fashionistas have embraced Lindsay Lohan’s leggings range, with the collection proving to be a hit as it sold out in stores across the United States.
The fashion accessories line, named 6126 after screen legend Marilyn Monroe's birthdate, was launched earlier this month. And it has become such a hit that customers are now being placed on a waiting list until stores can order new stock.
"The collection is blowing out, we were so overwhelmed by the reaction. We have launched other celebrity collections here, and this one is just flying through the door”, Los Angeles boutique owner Jaye Hersh tells E! Online.
Elie Saab - ali100.learnerblogs.org
Big week for Elie Saab: he is set to open this week his first ever boutique at London department store Harrods.
"I am delighted to be opening my first boutique in London at Harrods. I believe that Harrods is the right partner for us because of its status in luxury retail in the UK and its broad base of customers," he says.
To be situated right on the first floor of Harrods, the store is expected to carry the label's ready-to-wear collection, as well as the embellished cocktail frocks, accessories and the Oscar-worthy creations that Saab is known for.
Karl Lagerfeld - www.eonline.com
Karl Lagerfeld is preparing to release three new unisex fragrances, first in Europe in October and then in America by the end of November.
Aptly named Kapsule, the new Lagerfeld fragrance is made up of three scents, namely Light, Floriental, and Woody, which contain notes of fresh bread, woods, vanilla, and spices.
"I don't like heavy, flowery things. I think there are never enough fragrances — they are so much fun to play with. I do strange mixes. There is no gender in perfumes anymore."
Lauren Conrad - unleashingideas.org
Top US retailer Kitson has taken Lauren Conrad's fashion label off its shelves.
Conrad, who became known for her appearance in the MTV reality show The Hills, has only launched her label in February, and Kitson’s decision to drop her fashion line from its catalog doesn’t bode well for the future of her range.
Part of the reason, store owner Fraser Ross says, for the fashion label’s failure are lackluster sales brought about by the celebrity’s lazy attitude towards promotion.
Continue reading 'US Retailer Drops Lauren Conrad Fashion Label'
Yves Saint-Laurent - news.bbc.co.uk
The extensive art collection of the late designer Yves Saint Laurent is going under the hammer at Christie’s in Paris in what is being regarded as one of the largest private-owner auctions to be ever held.
Works by such greats as Picasso, Matisse, Goya, Warhol and other pieces from various artists will be up for grabs next year when Pierre Bergé & Associates, the auction house of the departed designer’s partner, begins auctioning off the collection estimated to be worth a breathtaking $600 million.
A new award is to be given out by the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation as it enters its eighth season: The Sustainable Design Award.
The new award, which will join the women's wear, menswear, and accessories categories, aims to recognize designers whose creations are made using eco-friendly materials, as well as make use of production methods that promote fair trade or social equity for workers.
"Fashion is a very real reflection of the times we live in, and Ecco Domani is the first to create an award for those emerging designers who are not only thinking about fashion design, but also how the whole process affects the planet", said Julie Gilhart, EDFF judge and VP of fashion merchandising at Barneys New York.
Continue reading 'Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation To Honor Green Designers'
Kate Moss & Gaspard Ulliel for Longchamp
For the sixth time around, Kate Moss is once again headlining Longchamp's new advertising campaign.
Sharing the spotlight with the English supermodel, however, is rising French actor Gaspard Ulliel. The star of such movies such as 2004's A Very Long Engagement and 2007's Hannibal Rising, Ulliel is featured in a series of black and white photographs with Moss in the fashion house’s autumn/winter 2008-9 campaign.
Continue reading 'Kate Moss Stars With Rising French Actor In New Campaign'
